Chapter 416: Strong outside and infatuated inside male protagonist x beautiful and cruel reborn female protagonist 10

"Your Highness, would you like to go out first? I will wipe the young lady's body for you. It is not convenient for you to stay here." Xiao Tao and two maids were holding basins and handkerchiefs. Seeing that Xie Anhuai was still holding their young lady's hand without moving, they immediately became anxious.

Xie Anhuai pursed his thin lips, took out a square scarf from his chest, and covered his eyes.

“I’ll stay here.”

Xiao Tao was at a loss. Xie Anhuai was the prince and she was just a slave. What could she do?

The sounds of rustling and wiping bodies were heard. Xie Anhuai's attention was on Jinjin Qiao while he was thinking about today's assassination.

The assassination was definitely not done by King Cheng. Xie Anhuai had already sent people to keep an eye on King Cheng's mansion. He knew that King Cheng decided to take action during hunting, so there was no need for him to act now.

Who could it be…

Xiao Tao wiped Aunt Qiao's body back and forth with alcohol until the temperature dropped, and then helped her put on her clothes.

"Your Highness, the lady is free here, please go and have a rest for a while."

Xie Anhuai waved his hands and asked Doctor Yu to take his pulse again. He left the room only after confirming that he was fine.

"I am in the next room, come to me directly if you have any problem."

"An Yi and An Er, come here."

It was already the third day when Aunt Qiao woke up. In addition to the pain in her chest, she also felt weak all over.

"Miss, you need to take more supplements these days. You have lost so much blood, you must replenish it."

Xiao Tao fed Aunt Qiao wolfberry and black chicken soup one spoonful at a time.

After swallowing the last mouthful of soup, Aunt Qiao asked, "I am in the palace. Where is the prince? Has the prime minister's residence been informed that I am here?"

Xiao Tao handed the empty bowl to the maid behind her, helped Aunt Qiao lie down, and then said, "The young lady's injuries are too serious. We can only arrange for her to stay in the palace first."

"The prince has been watching over you for the past few days, and he hardly slept a wink. But this morning, a message came from the palace saying that the emperor wanted the prince to enter the palace."

Aunt Qiao nodded and slowly closed her eyes.

She had never experienced an assassination attempt in her previous life. When someone attacked Ah Huai before, she stepped in without thinking and never considered whether she would die.

Ah Huai said that King Cheng would act while hunting, so the assassination in the suburbs of Beijing was not arranged by King Cheng, so who could have done it? The assassins were obviously well-trained and had great martial arts skills, so the identity of the person behind them must be extraordinary.

Royal Palace

When the emperor heard that Aunt Qiao's condition had improved, he immediately summoned Xie Anhuai into the palace.

"My dear, have you found out who did it?"

Xie Anhuai knew that the emperor asked him to enter the palace just to ask this question.

"Father, we found the scorpion totem on the man in black. It is the exclusive totem of the Wuling tribe."

"Really?" The emperor's face became a little solemn. If it was someone from their Tianqi tribe, it would be fine. But if it was someone from the Wuling tribe, then even if they knew who did it, they couldn't do anything to them immediately.

Xie Anhuai had a gloomy face. He had not been in a good mood in the past few days. Especially after knowing that it was the Wuling Clan who did it, his mood became even worse.

"Father, if this was done by the Wuling nobles, they should have made some moves after a while. We should hold our ground for now."

The emperor nodded thoughtfully, "Hmm~ As for movement, the second prince of the Wuling tribe will come to our Tianqi in a month, and he said that we can catch up with the hunting."

Xie Anhuai's eyes sharpened. The second prince of the Wuling tribe? Then could this matter be related to the second prince?

"When did Father know that the Second Prince was coming to our Tianqi?"

The emperor handed the memorial in his hand to Xie Anhuai and said, "This is the memorial that was just delivered yesterday. Take a look."

When Xie Anhuai took the memorial and read it, he immediately understood that the mastermind behind the assassination was closely related to the second prince.

"Father, let's not act rashly. Let's first see what the second prince's purpose is in coming to our Tianqi."

Cuiyan Palace

Concubine Xiao Shu was lazily leaning on the couch with her eyes closed, resting. A maid behind her was gently waving a round fan. People who did not know Concubine Xiao Shu might think this picture of beauty was very beautiful.

"Qiao'e, how is it going?"

It was obvious at first glance that the servant Qiao'e was no ordinary woman. She was half a head taller than the average woman, her skin was wheat-colored, and her limbs had obvious muscular protrusions. She looked like a man, but she was actually a woman.

"In reply to your Majesty, the Emperor and Prince Zhao should have already pointed their suspicions at the Wuling Clan."

Concubine Xiao Shu smiled calmly and said, "When Prince Zhao seeks revenge on the Wuling tribe, we will have a reason to punish him."

"My son, you are not ruthless enough. If you want to deal with King Zhao, you must be quick, ruthless and accurate. If you delay until the hunting begins, who knows what will happen."

Qiao'e put down the round fan in her hand, raised her hand and rubbed Concubine Xiao Shu's neck. "My queen, you still can't help but pay attention to His Royal Highness Prince Cheng."

Concubine Xiao Shu raised her delicate fingers and pinched her brows, saying, "After all, he is my son. How could I really not care about him?"

Qiao'e curled her lips, but it had been more than half a month since Xie Chengyu and Xiao Shufei had their last quarrel, and the two were still in a cold war.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Cheng has arrived."

Although Concubine Xiao Shu said that she didn't care, she had actually sat up straight.

“Please let him in.”

Xie Chengyu walked up to Concubine Xiao Shufei, but he was unwilling to even perform a greeting and only paid lip service to her.

Zhao Shumei pushed the tea towards Xie Chengyu and said, "Why did you come here today? Didn't you say you would ignore me, your mother?"

Prince Cheng coquettishly shook Concubine Xiao Shu's arm and said, "How can my son bear to be angry with his mother?"

"But mother, Xie Anhuai has been acting very strangely these past few days. I asked someone to investigate. Guess what happened?"

"Based on the few clues we have, the assassins of Xie Anhuai this time are from the Wuling tribe."

King Cheng looked at Concubine Xiao Shu's face tentatively, and seeing that she remained calm, he asked, "Mother, aren't you curious at all? Was it done by the Wuling Clan?"

Even so, Qiao'e remained calm, which made Xie Chengyu uncertain.

He discovered a few years ago that Qiao'e was extraordinary and had extraordinary skills. What was even more incredible was that there was a scorpion pattern on Qiao'e's shoulder. Because of this pattern, Qiao'e almost lost her life. In the end, it was Concubine Xiao Shufei who saved her.

Concubine Xiao Shu said with a serious face, "My son, remember this, we don't know anyone from the Wuling tribe. Even if someone puts a knife to your neck now, you must not admit it."

Xie Chengyu could only nod in agreement. What on earth was his mother hiding from him? It must have something to do with Qiao'e. It was too abnormal.